Purple Queen Autoflower

It's seems slow start to me, but it's looking fresh :) Maybe it's perfectly fine. We shall see :)

As I said earlier...it's seems slow start to me, but hey - It's day 11 so far :) At day 14, I was really upset with this baby girl and decide to switch to LED light /4x20W COBs/. A bit earlier than planned / 4 weeks/, but winter is coming, ready or not :) p.s. when I'm checking on her, I think she is wearing some of it's perfume already. That's seems strange to me, it's only 14 day :)

LST on the second morning of week 3. Stem looks thin as hair unlike the rest (1/2) of the plant. Top up with additional soil to cover the fragile part and begin LST. 3 days later stem double it's size, looking good to me :) p.s LST converts to HST, as I'm continuing pulling the strings and hoping to not strangle her. That's conclude week number 3!

Definitely a small plant. It's responding immediately to LST and stretching fast. It's been end of week 4 and I think it will be more than 10 weeks to complete. We shall see the final results, I hope so :)

Unfortunately I fell sick /fever like never before, covid19?!?/ and manage to screw things a little bit, as I've almost closed cabinet and temperature inside rises, lamp-to-plant distance get smaller...LED cobs are no joke, and I know that well. I've been missing some metal string from the hardware shop to change the LED's height. Also I was prepared for ScrOG, but this plant does not seems to require it, as it's going very small and fragile and in the end it takes sun burn. That's how people get f*cked up. :)

What a big screen, and a shy lady :) I fucked up things pretty good this time, I've managed to snap the top in my night attempt to rearrange the screen. HOW IN THE WORLD THAT HAPPENS?!?! p.s. look at the bright side...soon I will be smoking a new variety called "The crippled."

After manage to get COVID19 and snap the top of the plant by mistake, I think I'm going well :) However nothing purple in this queen, maybe it's the seed. I have two more, but this one is nothing compared to Cookies. Also after looking to other diaries...same thing, it's looking somehow skinny or loosely. In the end quality is important, but that remains to be seen...

Hey it's week number 8...how time flies! I'm getting inpatient to see her getting frosted. I've managed to take the crown off, by simply snap the top, but she already forgot that and happily flourish into last weeks. That's my Crippled Queen, it's the first by her name! :) p.s and hope the last one :) :) :) p.s 2 at day 51 I've noticed that purple color starts to emerge. Hmm... p.s 3 no more LST! I swear I will use HST next time, no excuses, no I really am sorry :)

I wanna test it...right now, I'm hungry :) however trichmoes are still translucent, like in "The Boys" translucent :) :) :)

I stand corrected! I'm not hungry, I'm dying of hunger! Very colorful, it's shame for me to ruin her with such neglected behavior, but that's me. Patience is not my virtue, it's not for everyone after all! But we still looking fresh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLmik9214wg

It's over. Personally, I hate when the destination is in reach or journey ends. Blah! Non the less...that's mean new beginning, but first things first. Thanks to Almighty, thanks to Mother Earth and thanks to RQS and the big community here. Thank you! Started as a side project with just the idea to build a grow cabinet. A fully automated one! One, which monitors temperatures of light sources, fans speed, soil moisture, detecting humans being around and record their actions. Hey, that's my actions! :) When things getting clear about COVID-19, and especially the part, that it will be with us for a little while longer. I take actions, quick actions, lightning fast actions to sketch the idea for the controller and the other parts. In the process of speeding things, I've made a couple of mistakes: Such as, but not limited to: 1. Choose wrong cabinet size, as I have tiny space for stealth grow and options were very sparse. 2. Choose wrong strain for beginners, as I don’t know what to expect, but I've wanted something different. 3. Choose wrong pot size for that strain /in my opinion/. It did not require such a big and /relatively/ tall pot, at least for the start. Big pot gave me slow start, as I always was in wondering how to water, properly. Damn…I had to transplant gently. We do it on tomato’s, twice… 😊 4. Decide to start VEG with CCFL lights, huge ones, 40W each. Bullcrap! The plant starts vigorously. When I leave for work there is nothing on the surface and then - boooom! I have not seen such a desire to grow in one day! Then it's stops when later that day I moved it to the cabinet. Stop?!? I mean HALT, like it was hammered down. Maybe it was stunned, or I don't know what. Stem was thin, thin and looking very weak, I was very worry. It’s never a good sign. We have a word for that in our language. 5. Initial plan was to use topping as training, later to be accompanied by screen, but I get scared off to do it, because that's was the last thing she wants. Wrong! I should have taken the crown earlier! Training was switched to LST, but I had to stick with HST instead. Suddenly she was happy, I was happy...stem size almost doubles its size. Double Wrong! Non the less branches were thin and still looking fragile. They also strech like hell and I did not know what to do, as they are getting closer and closer to the top. 6. Decide to install the screen. That's goes well, or is it?!? That did not restrain her and she was looking to meet the light source face-to-face. Until the day when I was trying to rearrange the screen and move main cola one square further. Wrong! I was very distracted and did not pay enough attention. The crown fell off by my rude hands. It's snaps like it was matchbox, like dry wood, like nothing to expect from a living plant. Shame! It overwhelms me. Nothing can erase such a shame...especially in week 8. I've practically killed her and was about to be a King without a Queen, a Purple one in particular, a crippled one… Soooo, please avoid my mistakes!!! If the diary is to be used as an example, you can use it as BAD or WRONG example :) :) :) Defiantly I recommend the strain, it will give you incredible color show, very nice buds and awesome scent. I’m intoxicated by her smell. Very sweet, fruity and flowery like, you can almost take a slice from the air. In fact I’ve returned coupled of times to taste the smell in the dryer. That’s why you should have a decent breakfast 😊 😊 😊 One last step remains and you know what that is…I will be the king on the throne, like Spragga and Rodney P, hoo, hooli, hoooooligans... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwswL15cfkk Stay safe and don’t panic it’s…